Class Details 10-12 AM Tuesdays for 4 classes. Class text: Mastering Matlab 5 (or 6) by

Hanselman and Littlefield. One or more copies available for limited time loan in my lab.

Location of class notes: http://erizo.ucdavis.edu/~dmk/matlab-mini-course/

Meeting place: Computer lab in Academic Surge. 1044 Academic Surge.

Goal: Basic understanding of Matlab programming.

Tentative Schedule for Class

Class 1: Language basics and data types

Class 2: Array operations and graphics basics

Class 3: Flow control and writing functions

Class 4: Data analysis and advanced topics

Tentative Readings for Class

Class 1: MM5, Chapters 1-5

Class 2: MM5, Chapters 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 26

Class 3: MM5, Chapters 4, 13, 14, 15

Class 4: MM5, Chapters 16, 17, 19, 21, 23

Further Reading and Useful Links Finish MM5. Matlab's own documentation. Great number of other texts dealing with aspects of

matlab, such as “Graphics and GUIs with Matlab”, by P. Marchand, “Curso Básico de Matlab”, by Montbrun, etc...

Useful web sites: Mathworks: Lots of matlab information and

documentation. SEA-MAT: WHOI matlab routines for oceanography. Mathtools: Useful scientific computing site. .......

Notation

Matlab commands will always appear in the Courier font and will generally be indented.

It will look as follows: a = ones(2,3); B = 2 * a;